Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-21

Elizabeth Torreblad and she is the daughter
of well known Swedish statesman. The
wedding was attended by members of the
royal family. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas will
sail for this country Nov. 9th. The arrival
of the fair Swede will doubtless cause a flut-
ter in Portland social circles, of which she
will probably be the reigning belle, this win
ter.
KENNEBEC.
The Kennebec Democrat (Waterville)
says; Mr.. VIM. Heating tainted on Main
street Wednesday and fell, his head striking
on stone crossing. He was helped to his
feet, and taken home in team after he had
recovered a little.-M. Branch and wife of
Fairfield while riding on Pleasant street Sun.
day evening came under an electric light Just
as the light turned on. The horse was
thoroughly frightened and veered round up
setting the carriage and turning both into the
gutter. Neither were severely injured but
scraped an acquaintance with the Pleasant
street mud.
The Courier Gazette says o. p. Hix, hsv
ing made perfect coupler on the link plan,
has now perfected coupler of the vertical
| plane design that far surpasses anything of
the sort ever shown. The two prominent
systems of patent couplers are the link and
vertical plane, and Mr.. Hix intends to have
the best, whatever system is adopted His
new design is now being patented.
Officer Peabody of Thomaston arrested one
John Ryan at Tillson wharf Thursday, for
the larceny of an ulster from the house of l..
H. Burkett OF Thomaston. He was tried
before Justice Doe, at Thomaston, and was
sentenced to so days in Jail.
PIscATAoUIs.
The slate shed now being built by the Nor
son Maine Slate Co., under the supervision
of their Superintendent X. G. Penny, on the
branch of the Monson railroad, will when
completed be the longest building in Piscata-
quis county as it will be 500 feet in length
| 1t is in every way very substantial structure
and gives that part of the village a very
business like appearance. 1t is now nearly
completed.
Mr.. Frank Hamlin of Franklin, was in
Monsou short time ago to explore the
Schoodic lake region for birch, in the inter-
ests of the Merrick Thread Company. The
result of his explorations was favorable and
it is probable that the company will build a
mill at no very distant date at the foot of the
lake.
SAGADAHoc.
| The sales at the Bath Liquor agency for
the month of September amount to 1904. .82
against s293. "a for the corresponding month
of last year. In August of this year the
sales were S30096, and August of last year
s245 46. Since March 28th to the presen,
time 90 orders from Phipsburg for liquor
were filled l3 for West Bath and only one
from Woolwich. Agent Hodgkins says the
most of the customers bought Old Medford
Rum.-A raft of 300 logs for the Shaw mill
while being towed to Bath by the tug Marion
met with mishap Wednesday night by strik-
ing on WInslow's rocks with such force as to
break up the raft. The tug succeeded in
collecting some of the logs but large mum
Der of them went adrift. Boatmen were out
early Thursday morning and made good
haul by picking up the logs which we're scat
tered slcng the river from Winslow's rocks
to FIddler's Reach. Nearly all were secured
A complaint was made to Marshal Duntor
that horse said to belong to one Farrell,
was starving to death IN stable near Dun.
ning's store on Front street, Bath. The mar
shal investigated and found the animal in 9
condition bordering on starvation. The
horse had gnawed to great extent, the stall
where it was kept and had the appearance OF
not having been fed for some time.
| SOMERSET.
| The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan) says
| A young girl from Waterville, one Of the